Denver wins 5-1 versus Providence in NCAA Regionals

Manchester, NH The Hockey Team of the University of Denver Nr.

Denver (30-11-1, 15-8-1 AD) plays number 1 general Seed Boston College in a rematch of last year's national champion match on Sunday at 5 pm MT in the regional final. The game will be broadcast nationally on ESPN2 and the winner will go to the Frozen Four this year in St. Louis, Missouri.

“Congratulations on Providence in a great year, a very heavy opponent to prepare, and really difficult to end the team's season,” said Du Richard and Kitzia Goodman Hockey Head Coach David Carle. “A lot of praise for them for the season they had and how they pushed tonight. It really never left the game. Of course I think that special teams are a huge factor, especially in that second period, to get the lead and then kill those three small punishments. Proud of our boys to continue and go to Sunday.”

Second-year defender and Hobey Baker Top-10 Finalist ZEEV BUIM and senior captain Carter King had a goal and two assists each, while Junior Vooruit Aidan Thompson Tense and had a helper. Graduate student Connor Caponi opened the score and second -year student Sam Harris Also found the back of the net.

Pioneers goalkeeper Matt Davis Made 30 Saves on 31 shots, with the only one coming from a faceoff by him and three seconds in a large power play with 8:21 in the third period.

Denver led 1-0 after the first period when Caponi used a turnover by Providence Netbinder Philip Svedback and scored just 2:25 in the game in an open net.

The pioneers added two markings in the second with buzzium that bury a wrist at 3:17 and Harris connects a pass from Buumum during a power play less than three minutes later. Du hit 1-out-3 on the Power Play, while PC 1-out-5 ended with the extra man.

Thompson registered his 20th goal of the season on a one-timer of a feed from Buumum, and King sealed the game in an empty net with less than five minutes to play. King's Marker came through during a big punishment Garrett Brown And was his seventh career short -handed goal.

Providence (21-11-5, 11-8-5 HEA) ended with the 31-20 edge in Schoten on Doel, with Sveback made 15 Saves.

The victory of DU was the 30th of the season, which marked the fourth Straight campaign that the Pioneers who reached thresholds in victories and expanded the longest piece in program history.

The regional final of Sunday against Boston College will mark the third meeting of the teams in the last two years and fourth time in the last four seasons. DU is 2-1-0 in those last four matchups, including winning 2-0 in the NCAA Championship match last year on April 13, 2024 in St. Paul, Minnesota.

Boston College won 3-1 in the first semifinal of the day in Manchester after breaking a 1-1 draw in the last minutes of the game.

Next: The pioneers will try to secure a place in their second consecutive frozen four on Sunday at 5 pm with no. 1 Boston College in the Northast Regional Final in Snhu Arena in Manchester, New Hampshire.

Postgame notes

• DU is now 45-25 of all time in the NCAA tournament and is 16-3 in the last 19 tournament matches.
• The pioneers earned their very first victory in Manchester. Du lost in 2013 to host-New Hampshire and 2023 against Cornell in his earlier visits to the regional semi-finals in Snhu Arena.
• Denver became the second team in the NCAA to reach the 30-win marking this season (Western Michigan, 31), as a result of which the program record streak was extended to four consecutive seasons.
• Aidan Thompson became Du's third 20 goalkeeper of the season, most of the team since the three in 2004-95.
• Carter King Had his second short -handed goal of the season and the seventh of his career and discussed a draw with Dwight Mathiasen for second place on the short list of the school.
• King's scored his 50th career goal and became the 62nd pioneer to reach the threshold. He is the second pioneer to reach the goal and becomes a member Jack Devine.

Target
1st period

2:25 du (1-0) The goalkeeper of the brothers has the puck behind his own net and Connor Caponi intercepted the pass and buried it in the gaping net.

2nd period

3:17 of (2-0) ZEEV BUIM Skating around a provide player and hit the back of the net with a wrist shot from the lock.
6:01 of (3-0) Ppg” Sam Harris took a centering pass ZEEV BUIM And hit the puck in the net while he was stationed at the front of the fold.

3rd period

3:53 du (4-0) Adian Thompson Buried a one-off of the right circle of a pass from ZEEV BUIM.
11:39 PC (4-1) PpgAusten May achieved a faceoff victory and only three seconds in a large power play.
15:09 (5-1) SHG, A” Carter King Skating around a PC defender and shot a distant shot that went off the pipe and just inside the open net.

Quotables
Senior Vooruit Carter King:
On drama for free start of the tournament: “I mean, some of those drama games are a bit nicer, but I was really proud of the effort tonight. You can easily call it out of the score, but it is never easy to play tournament ladies. They are a big, physical team, they play hard and we came and played a full 60 tonight.

About the mistakes of Providence and Du -preparation: “Yes, I have probably not seen all their games, so it's hard to comment on how many mistakes they have made, but I think it is only trying to overwhelm teams. I think it's the way we play our puck pressure, how well we skate and just recharge and exercised on their D and them.

Junior Vooruit Aidan Thompson
When getting the first goal on a happy jump: “It was huge. Providence spoke a lot about their start. From what we heard they are a good team, really fast, physical, so to get one early one, I think we really only gave confidence. We have many young boys who helped and breathed us well. So it was huge.

Second -year defender ZEEV BUIM
On National Championship Rematch vs. Boston College: “It is clear that they are a really good hockey team and it is super exciting. We will play everyone everywhere. We are super enthusiastic for Sunday and for the chance to do it again.”